State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Utah
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Utah, $52,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.2% — not 50.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.9%
Illinois vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+49.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Carpenters
- Median
- $79,000
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $106,950
- p10
- $39,890
- p90
- $117,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Utah
Carpenters
- Median
- $52,360
- p25
- $45,830
- p75
- $62,810
- p10
- $36,560
- p90
- $75,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.